Dates English Teacher

Activity 2b Listen and check. 3 min

Objective: to listen for specific information

The pupils listen and check if their answers were correct in Activity 2a.

Activity 3a Write five sentences about your best birthday. 10 min

Objective: to practise writing about best birthday

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to open the Workbook to Page 96 and look at the beginnings of the 5 sentences.

STEP 2: Explain that these beginnings help them make sentences about their best birthday.

Activity 3b Work in groups of 4/5. Read your texts. Say who had the best birthday. 5 min

Objective: to practise talking and listening about birthdays

STEP 1: Make groups of 4/5 pupils.

STEP 2: The pupils in turn talk about their best birthdays they wrote in Activity 3a. The others listen.

STEP 3: The group chooses the one who had the best birthday.

4. 
   Post-activity
   

Activity 4 Work in pairs. Complete the sentences. 5 min

Objectives: to raise awareness of cultural information; to practise writing a “thank-you” letter

STEP 1: Explain to the pupils that it is good when you say “thank you” to people who came to your birthday party or other holiday with presents. The best way is to write “thank-you” letter.

STEP 2: Ask the pupils to work in pairs. They complete the sentences using the words in the cloud.

5. 
   Homework 2 min
   

Ask the pupils to look at the homework on Page 96. Check that everybody understands what to do with the task. If necessary, explain how to do the homework.

6. 
   Evaluation. Giving marks